Olympic city decision will air live on Universal Sports

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The Universal Sports channel will air live Friday the decision on whether Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo or Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Summer Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee will announce the decision in Copenhagen. The live television coverage will begin at 7 a.m. Pacific time and run until 11 a.m. UniversalSports.com will also have live streaming video beginning at 11:45 p.m. Pacific time Thursday of the final bid presentations of the four cities beginning with Chicago; Tokyo will follow at 1:45 a.m. Friday; Rio de Janeiro at 3:05 a.m.; and Madrid at 5:45 a.m. President Obama and his wife, Michelle, will be in attendance.

NBC Olympics and Universal Sports Olympic reporter Alan Abrahamson will also be giving live Twitter updates throughout the process (@alanabrahamson).

-- Diane Pucin